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Team Leader, Site Visitor, and Consultant Resources

STARTALK provides resources designed to support effective facilitation of team leader and site visitor responsibilities. A summary of program requirements and resources are outlined in the printed program guide provided at the annual spring conference. Additional resources for team leaders and site visitors are shared below.

Program and Curriculum Development Support

The curriculum review and approval process is facilitated online. Team Leaders should refer to the STARTALK curriculum resources well as the team leader-specific curriculum resources available on this page for support with this process.

The STARTALK Site Visit

The primary purpose of the site visit is to provide STARTALK programs formative feedback and recommendations for growth. Generally, a site visit team is composed of at least two site visitors, created to ensure linguistic and pedagogical expertise. The site visit team reviews program documentation, interviews program personnel and participants, and observes teaching and learning experiences the day of the site visit. Through this process, the site visit team:

highlights program strengths

identifies short-term and long-term areas for improvement

provides formative feedback and strategies for continued improvement in alignment with the STARTALK-endorsed principles.

STARTALK Consultant Logistics Resources

Material Type(s):

Curricula

Guide

Learning Plan/Lesson Plan

Administration

TELL Domain(s):

Planning

About STARTALK

STARTALK is a project funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking, and teaching critical-need foreign languages, with programs for students (K-16) and teachers. MORE